Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-19
SUMMIT VALLEY DISTRICT.

Activity Among the Mines
Around Butte.-Monster Engines Or.
dered for the Mountain View and Old
Colusa-A Long List of Producers i'm
tina Greate.t of All Mining Camps.
Commencing at the Old Colusa at Mead
ervills. it is learned that no verr consid-
erable amount OF work except that OF de-
velopnent, il being carried on though sui
acient ore is heing produced to keep the
concentrator and smelter running. The
mine is out OF repair, being flooded from
the 4O0-foot level, from which the pumps
where boisted last summer. Whether the
company intend to do any d~evelopement
work below that station or not, remains q
mystery, as it would cost a great deal to
place the mine in it's former good condition.
Arrangements are being made to receive
THE LARGE ENGINE
eoual in size to that OF the Anaconda,
vhich will arrive about January LIST, and
the work OF construction and repairs will
be more actively carried on. There is SO
short q time from the date Of the purchase
bv the Montana & Boston Company TO the
winter, that cold weather may compel
them to postpone much OF their improve
ments until spring.
The Mountain View hosting works, just
completed, are among the most handsome
to be seen in the Territory, and they would
be q credit to any mining camp. The plans
and specifications were drawn by Mr.. kObt.
Taite, and all the work carried on under
the watchful eye OF foreman Richard DAw.
Dickey feels Justly proud of his new charge
rhe engine, q sister to the one ordered Tor
the Old Colusa, will arrive about January
l, and will be immediately placed IN post
ton. At present work is being pushed on
the foundation for the engine. The shalt is
enlarged to very near the 5oO'ioot level
and by the time the engine is received
EVERYTHING WILL BE A
to commence extracting ore. There is more
ore in this mine than in any other two in
the camp. the quality being almost incalcu-
liable. No stations have yet been.cut, but
station sets have been placed in position.
| where they will be cut as 5000 as the shalt
ia completed. This will take a very short
time compared with the other improve
/ ments intended.
The Anaconda and St. Lawrence are CIV
ing employment to as many hands as can
| possibly work in those vast mines. The
| shipments TO their smelter are up to the
greatest shipments made last summer.
The Chamb rs Syndicate group OF mines
have resumed their work OF development
and extraction, again giving employment
to the large number OF hands lately thrown
out OF employment there.
The Parrot mine has put on a number o.
new hands and is producing about 300 tons
of ore per day.
The Ramsdell Parrot has resumed
operations in a small way.
The Gagnon is sinking below tie 6u0
and the work is progressing very rapidly
The hosting from the shaft is do, g by 4
small hoist situated on the 600 foot level
The Original OF Butte is being worked
through the Gagnon shaft. It is on tht
same ledge as the Gagncn, which speaks
foritself.
THE LATE RISE
in the price of coppe has had the effec
OF instilling new vigor into the copper
producers OF this camp. Many mines tina
have for sometime been idle, have beer
leased. and work resumed on them. A
the larger mines numbers of additions
miners have been put to work, and every
thing in and around the mines pushed 81
\ DIS " pTOuuCc d6 "uCu O1c dc pOooAOl
during the rise.
At the Alice a small number of men ar,
putting the mill into condition for the re
duction of ores from the North Star ant
Salisbury mines. A few hands are at wora
at the mines, preparing for the activ
resumption of work.
Frank Barrett. foreman at the Hope
mine, repo.t s everything looking yer,
favorable there.
On the Morning Star Extension tn,
work of sinking the shaft is completed, ane
stopping is being actively carried on.
At the Silver Bow Mill. one of the mode
mills OF the camp, all The improvements ar
about completed.
The Humboldt is working a small number
of men. sinking two separate shafts on tel
feet OF free milling ore.
At the Big Bonanza, the work of sinking
the main shaft an additional fifty feet, ha.
been started, and it will lake a month tt
complete it.
The Anaconda hpisted a little over zoe
cars OF ore on Tuesday night, the smallest
hoist for some time at those works.
Kester &, Woods are getting out some ex-
ira fine ore at the Goldsmith, where the
| rich strike was recently made.
McNulty & Co. have leased the north end
| OF the Goldsmith and are producing the
same quality of ore as kester & Woods.
VIM. Forbis is pushing work on the
Daniel GU lp, from which some very rich
ore is being extracted.
The shaft of the Narrow Gauge has been
sunk to the required depth. aud stopping has
been commenced by Brant Irwin.
Mr.. Skidmore, chief hostler of the Blue
Bird Co., has severed his connection with
that corporation, much to the regret of all
the miners there.
I'LL -.
producing some very high grade ore that is
being reduced at the Butte Reduction
Works.
Henry Oleson & Co. are getting out some
very fine ore from the Sankey mine. The
ore body, so far encountered, is on the sur
face.
AT THE BLUE BIRD
mine Dan Shoemaker has replaced Mr..
Benke as foreman. The main shaft ia down